Featuring SF favorites Kin Khao, Cala, and Tartine.

It's happened to the best of us: You spend a few days somewhere, and then, upon arriving back at the airport, you realize you never saw that monument or ate at that local hot spot that everyone said you needed to visit. If this happens to you in San Francisco, starting next year, you'll be able to rectify what could be an incredibly devastating situation by simply taking the AirTrain to the San Francisco International Airport's international terminal.

According to the San Francisco Chronicle, a food hall featuring local favorites Kin Khao, Cala, and Tartine is scheduled to open in the terminal, near the A gates, by mid-2018. The Manufactory Food Hall will reportedly clock in at 3,200 square feet and house the three restaurants, complete with grab-and-go options, a full-service bar, and "a retail component." Kin Khao owner Pim Techamuanvivit told the Chronicle that transforming her sit-down restaurant into a fast-casual experience has been like "a puzzle needing to be solved." She said they'll serve rice bowls, noodles, grilled meats, and retail goods at the food hall.

Gabriela Cámara, owner of upscale Mexican eatery Cala and its more-casual, lunch-only taqueria Tacos Cala, will reportedly serve tacos, tostadas, and tortas at the Manufactory Food Hall. Tartine's Elisabeth Prueitt and Chad Robertson said that, in addition to a full-service outlet of their award-winning bakery and cafe, they'll also have a bakery counter selling pastries, including their famous morning buns.

Airport food has certainly been improving in recent years. Local celebrity chef Rick Bayless may have started the trend in early 2011, when he opened Tortas Fronteras, a fast-casual offshoot of his famous Frontera Grill, in Chicago's O'Hare International Airport. Others soon followed: You can now stop off at Shake Shack in New York City's JFK airport, Suzanne Goin's The Larder at Tavern at LAX, and the delicious Sushi Kyotatsu in Tokyo's Narita airport, among many, many more. Now if only someone could do something about those baggage fees...